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The Washington critic., 1887-03-04
: THREE NEW LECTURES.
COMING GREAT WARS AND EARrI-
QUAKES,

Illustrated by twouty large paintings, during
the next thirteen years before the year 1901;
great religious Tovivnls, second advent OF
ChIlst and resurrection and ascension of
Christians without dying Englands loss OF
Ireland and India and conquest OF Germany
kingdoms into Daniels predicted COnfcde-
racy Of ten kingdoms prior TO the NapoloOnip
AntiChtists seven years, covenant with the
Jews Daniel, viii, ~, aud tx, 25l; the spread
of Socialism, Communism, Sprituali3m, oul
minating In the great tnbulation and Anti.
Chlist's massacre of myraids Of Christians
during htee and half years, and than the
millennium of lOO0 years.
Rev. NJ. BANTER, editor of "Christian
Herald, Episcopal clergyman, breaches on
this SUNDAY, at 1913 a, m. p' m. aud 1880
p. m, at MASONIC HALL, Ninth and + sts.
Seats tree.
The Washington critic., 1887-03-04
THE TRAVELLERS GUIDg.
nys und tionr- ur getting IT, aud
Ont OF ~ asi,!oGtOn.
HTPAi,Ut-REa.
I|TIm r. nl,d \. stntIDn.

IJm y, niid 4. STATION,
Fui I"s'gr g o. m lF'huut change NJ rtf-)
Tor ho" 1u,s-i21, @. e.iI ainitoi, an PIll
i.ai itilui csrJ and lI;ll y. M 1880, ., !
unltv', rll rpflur cirn as. ~, tl:l0 y. N.
Fur fhl,uduiNil1-,.25 g. p:iO N.uiir.D srd
and liGO p m.
For Baltlnor5-C.85 5:9i, Q, $40 dlmltoN, a51
ahd il15H m; 1882, .!3' tarsum IiAtiani
81 Qinitei), fld, isG, $40, GOO, $50 10
nrd Ii'n y N.
s,I 10. ..... .u,.uut'i aud ~. i.ouls bib "a,
~. uimitrdl Huj $40 and ~ p M.
For Buffalo, klinirA and uurrisbuTg --1.jl a.
n, and ~ p. m,
For AunupOlis-7.2i y, ~, is:yl ~ aud 600
p. M. (SundnyH az. "a. NJ. aud 4;ljp. M
For POpc's Creek L.ue-I2jH, m., $50 y. N.
on week days only.
For AluSRrdria-6, f.Uh, o.g5, IL a. m: i2Oi,
2Oi. 40, f.3j. 6;Oi. s:05 1905. and ilsI7 .. m.
Sundays ~ D, 0hi, II u. mis-. GOl and 1905
+. NJ
For Richmond and the soutb-G and II a.
m, aud i3j y. m, daily except Sunday
via Auuutic Coast Line,
For Cincinnati Louisville and st. Louis, via
Chesapeake and Uhio-b3gp. m.
For Fort Monroe, Newport News and Nor
folk Goo and II a, N. except SundaysD
For l.ecsburr, Round Illll and points on w. q.
W.-g'l5 a. m. daily except sunday
and iIs p. m
For Manassas, Thoroughtare Gap and Front
hoyal-235 y. IN, except sundays.
For Warfentun-gOl q, M; 530 y. m.
For Lynchhurg. Atlanta and New Orleans
500 a. m. and II y. m via Midland.
The Washington critic., 1887-03-04
HaIcs In Gnrrntt Park.

The first five lots in Garrett Park have
been sold to Judge Montgomery, Assistant
Attorney General, Interior Department; IL
P. Springer, City Postolllce; Professor E. A.
Paul, principal Washington High School,
II. G. Darragh, Interior Department, and c.
A. Barker, General Land Office. Garrett
Park consists OF about 500 acres of the Du-
vail estate, which was lately purchased by
the Metropolitan Investment and Building
Company, and is delightfully."- situated on
the Metropolitan Branch Of the b. and o.
Railroad, twelve m!lee northwest of the
city. Mr.. John T. Freeman has been
elected engineer of the Park.
The Washington critic., 1887-03-04
Eron u. 4 O. Atntion.

For Baltimorc-5. oa8o. Gio. 7.SO. $50 and 1905
q. m; 1910, 1890, 1916, $50, 4;iO, t49, 6:ij, f,
i'3i $50 and II 80 p. 10, On SUNDAY. G:'n,
t8O, ~ aud iOtj a. m; 1915, $50, i:jD,
4lp $40, G3j, i'3j, S:1j, 1870 p. IN.
For Anuapolis-GI0 a. M, I2:in, i:jO and $40
y m. Sunday, $50 n. IN. and $40 y. m.
For Point OF Rocks, Frederiek-s.in il:ib n. IN;
i:iO, t:3l p. m. Sunday to Point of Rocks
only.
For Ilarpor's Ferry and Shenandoah Vallog--
$40 u. m. daily, except sunday.
For GuithrrsburC-Osyi a. m. l1.3O, $50, j.li
ard ll@l p. IN. daily. except sunday; on
sunday, $50 a. ~. and j.3i p, m.
For llugurstUwu-siU u. m. and $50 y. IN,
For thiuHgo-iI:ib u. m, iU'lU p ~. daily.
For rittsbuTg liij a. m, 5;ij p. m.
For New orleans tcyprts-l-h.i 20 Oh. 10.
Tor Cincinnati, Louisville aAd ~. LDuis--j3O
and 1910 H. m,
The Washington critic., 1887-03-04
etIN,h lrnnIn ifniIn

was recommended to me by my druggist as
preventative to hay fever. Have been
using 1t as directed since the 9th of August
and have found II II specific for that much
dreaded ana lOathsome disease. For ten
years or more have been great sufferer
each year, from August till frost, aud
have tried many alleged remedies for its
cure, but Ely's Cream Balm is the only pre-
ventatiye | have ever found. Hay fever
sufferers ought to know Of its efficacy.
+. B. AINswoRTH,
or f. j. Alusworth & Co publishers,
lnlllnApnlls Ind.
The Washington critic., 1887-03-04
Her Two Bows.

An old colored woman stood at the sta
tlon yesterday waiting for the Jacksonville
train. Beside her stood two little picka-
nlnnies with faces as black as the inside of a
stovepipe. When the old mammals train
arrived she exclaimed; "Bress de Lor' ~
and then looking down at her children, re-
marked: "IIerc, you Abraham Lincoln,
take hold Of Jelr Davis's hand, and come
along heah, quick ~ And the namesakes
Of the two great statesmen OF the war
Joined hands and walked away together, as
though their names had not expressed
such dissimilarIly Of purpose. Palatka
tFln.) Herald.
The Washington critic., 1887-03-04

DIR. Snyder found 1t necessary yesterday
to amputate the arm Of Alvah Atwood, the
man who was Injured at Wheatley's saw
mill last week.
j. o. Cation, laborer, while at work
yesterday afternoon, ran pick through his
left hand.
Temperature anu condition OF water at
"a. M: Great Falls, temperature, 3S condi
tion, 8; receiving reservoir, temperature,
Al; condition at north connection, 3; at
south connection, l0 distributing reservoir,
temperature, 80; condition at iuuent gate
house, q; condition at efluent gate
house g.
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aft, L. o. stntinn.

From Baltimore-C30, s:l0, $50. g.l5, 1925 aud
ll:gO a. m; lJ0,3: 400, $40 5.25, Csl5, $,
SAB and 10 p. N 1870 u. N. On Sunday,
$40 $50, 1855, ii.2O q. m; 3, 39J, 3:!j, 5:j5,
s, $50, 10 p, m; le:!O a. m.
From hnnapolls-s30 a. m, i:t1, 5:a5 and
=. IN. Sunday i0:35 a. m. and G:}5 y. mo-
From Trederick-Ss25 a. m. and S:I3 p. IN.
daily, except Sunday.
From lIarper's Ferry and Shenandoah Valley
$50 p. m. daily, except Sunday.
From Gaithersburg-7:i0, s:e5, 9:jJ, ii:3S. a. M;
.:t5, f:ib, $50 and s:l7 y. m. Sunday, s!a5
a. m. and $40 p. m.
From Hagerstown-q:53 q. m. and $50, S:i7
y, m. daily, except Sunday.
From Chicago and Pittsburg-7:20 a. IN. and
i:2h p. m. daily.
From New Orleans-li2i n. m.
From Cincinnati, Louisville and st. Louis--
e.el a. m. and . .. m. daily.
The Washington critic., 1887-03-04
DINNER yO HENNIIiRDT.
Mrs. ChRmberiln'S Entertainment in
Honor OF tho Great Actrcss.


Mrs. John ChGmberlin, at tho Hotel
Chamberlin last night gave to Mme. Bern
hardt one Of the inost elegant and attisttc
dinners Of the Washington season, Tue
table was spread In the handsome dining
room Of the Swan mansion, and the spa
clous apartment was beautifully decorated
with flowers. From the floor to the mantcl
was bank OF tropical plants, aud on the
mantel n mass of flowers, extending two
feet higher. The large windows on each
side OF the mnntel were filled with flowers
aud plants. The chandelier was trimmed
with smilax, and the famous old round
table, at which so many distinguished guests
have been seated, was laden with rare low
ers. In the centre was basket Of cut How.
ers and four candlesiicle, with five candles
In each, surrounded by smilax and roses
from which CLEANED the faint rays OF the
fairy lamps, like dewdrops in the sunshine.
In the side brackets were red candles OF
wax, trimmed with smllax. The menu vas
most elaborate, and the guests inclu!ol
Nine. Btrnhaidt, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry + Ab.
btey, Mile. Dcrnhardt, NJ. Maurice
Bernhnrdt, NJ. aud Nine. Grau, Oh
i've Logan, Nine. Guirard, NJ. Gdrnier,
Senator blackburn, Governor Curtin, Hon.
q. J.. Mitchell, Hon. Il. w. Townshcud,
Hon. A. NJ. Bliss, Commissioner Of Patents
Montgomery, DR.. Smith Townshend, Mr..
John Cbamberlin.
The banquet took place at 12 o'clock,
after the performance at the National, and
was thoroughly enjoyable.
The Washington critic., 1887-03-04
EsospItnls.

Garfield Memorial Hospital IA at the head oi
Tenth street northwest. Reached by Four
teonth, Eleventh and Sinth street cars,
Froedmun's Hospital Is ON seventh street oy.
tended, Just above boundary and Is
reached by the Seventh and Ninth street
cars
The Homeopathic Hospital Is on \ street, be-
tween First and Second
Providence Hospital Is on the south side nj d
street, between Second aud Third south
east, with pretty PARK In front. Reached
by the avenue line Of cars,
The Washington critic., 1887-03-04
a Atnrtlinr CIlnlnN.

A North Side minister was preaching on
"Ihe Immortality Of the Soul" When he
reached the climax of his sermon he stepped
to the front of the platform, and, leveling
his right index finger at the congregation,
said
"You may lose your wives and get others;
you may lose your husbands and get others;
you may lose your horses and carriages and
get others, but when you lose your soul it's
goodbye, John.h- Chicago Herald.
The Washington critic., 1887-03-04

For weak lungs, splitting of blood,
shortuess of breath, consumption, night
sweats and all lingering coughs, DR.. Pierce 5
"Golden Medical Discovery is a sovereign
remedy. Superior to cod liver oil. by
druggists.
The Washington critic., 1887-03-04
"AIderney Dairy yynrous,r

Fresh Alderney butter, churned every
morning and delivered Ia ! 10. "Ward"
prints, 45c. per ID, Also cottage cheese;
1uttermilk and sweet milk &c. per at,
Cream, l5e. per pit.
The Washington critic., 1887-03-04
DRUNKENNESS
Or the Liquor Habit Can Be Cared
By Administering DR.. Haines'
GOldGn SpeciiiC.

Can he given IN 4 cup Of coffee or tea with
out the know lee 20 Of the person taking It. IL
ls absolutely harusess, and will effect per-
InGnent and speedy cure whether the patient
Is a moderate dlinkCT or an alcoholic wreck.
II Las been given In thousands OF cases aud
IN every Instance Il perfect cure has followed.
II never falls. The system once iAprcg-
mated with the specific, 1t becomes AN utter
imIossibiIity for the liquor appetite TO oSist,
For sale by 5. WARE, under Ebbitt House;
r. x. !IcIEonstine, Fourteenth street and
Vermont avenue, Washington.
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The Old Timcs and tic Now.

"How styles have changed since was
GIRL" said an old lady. "Whcn was young
we used to wear our dresses up to the neck,
and gloves with only one button. Now
they wear the glove up to the neck and
only one button on the dress Louisville
Post
The Washington critic., 1887-03-04
March glagn.Incs M p.n,,,s.

The March numbers OF the Century aud
!ScribHa's Mdgd=i,e have been received by
MIR. Robert BeGll, iO5 Penna. ave-, aud, as
usual, abound In fine embellishments and
great diversity OF hrst-class reading matter.
The Washington critic., 1887-03-04
CARDIMhL .IICORINI.
Career of tho Preinte who Helped
Bismarck Win nIs Inst victory.


bismarck Win Ms Last Victory.
Ludovico Jacobini, who died on
Monday at Rome and 10 whom Bis.
marck's success at the late elections Is
so largely due, was born at Albano,
middle Italy, May 0, 1882, and was
therefore not quite 80 years old at the
time of bis death. He was early dis.
tinguished for learning, and after
graduating at the Collegio Romano
received In rapid succession the de.
grcts of doctor of theology and doctor
of civil and canon law. In 1862, when
but 30 years of age, Pope Plus IX
appointed him one of the domestic
prelates, and soon after he was made a
censor of the Roman Theological Acad-
emy, n very high honor indeed, only
The Washington critic., 1887-03-04
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

PetroIeum.
Il. K. Plain s. Co., 81. Cloud Building,
furnish the following on quotations;
Closed yesterday, G2I; opened to-day, G2l;
highest, 63s; lowest, G2s 2:l5 p. M, 62!.
New York stack Market.
The following nave been furnished by
Lewis 81 Dardeu, brokers, 5l7 Seventh street
noTthwest:
The Washington critic., 1887-03-04

The latest news from Zululand comes
by cable. The warriors have all married;
they desire IN the future peace and happi.
mes. and enough OF DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup
for tho next season.
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conferred on
those who have
for at least six
years proved
themselves nc.
complished in
discussion o T
theological sub
] ject 8. III s
thorough read.
ing on the de.
'crees and or
dinances Of the
provincial syn.
DDS led to his
The Washington critic., 1887-03-04
"The Fisheries Disputes"

Ex-MInster John jays letter to Senator
Evarts on the fisheries dispute and sug-
ces'ions for its adjustment will be found at
Beall's, i05 Pennsylvania avenue.
The Washington critic., 1887-03-04

Ewes rAmrsr daughters at Kernan's.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-04-21

buildings, each about twenty by thirty
feet, one of stone, the other of wood,
standing about fifteen feet apart on
the same lot. In 1887, the city boasts
of five mOdernly arranged school
houses. In 1875 the number of child
rem of school age in District No. 5,
abilene and the greater part of Grant
township was about 800. In 1887
there are about LOO children of school
age in Abilene alone. In 1875 it re-
quired three teachers to manage the
schools. In 1887 a superintendent,
with a working force of eighteen
teachers, have all they can do to
look after the school interests of the
city. In 1875 the total monthly school
expenses were hardly $3.50. In 1887
the monthly pay roll of teachers
alone exceeds 81 900.
In 1875 there was not even the prom
Use of a High School. In 1887 no CITY
i'll the state has a better organized. or
more thoroughly equipped High School.
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according to last government census, it
will be seen that Kansas is to take at
once a position extraordinary in the
nation. She has now larger pOpula-
tiOn than Alabama, unless the Birming
ham boom has put 100000 people into
that state in the last SIX years. Kan
sas has nearly twice the population of
Arkansas, or California, or Louisiana,
or Maryland, or South Carolina. 1t
has the population of Georgia in 1880,
and is nearly where Iowa and Kentucky
stood in that year. Having originated
in the state of Massachusetts, it is an
astonishing fact that Kansas is now not
very far from having the population of
the former state. Kansas is within
one years growth of being as pOpulOus
as Michigan, and already has four
thousand more people than Mississippi
or New Jersey. 1t is more of state
than North Carolina in men, equal to
1ClluCOoOC, 4OAdo dIu nSllild, Ctllu
has 200, 900 more people than Wisconsin,
by the last government census. Kan
sas has added half a million TO Ter pop
ulatiOn since the government took the
census. The year before the war broke
out she had but IO7 900 people. One
would think it probable that this state
or Nebraska would make the next great
city of the Union somewhere within its
borders. Nebraska is growing not so
fast as Kansas, but very fast. Kansas
City, though in Missouri, gets its morals
and manly sentiments from Kansas,
aided by her Free State comrades.
But Kansas is not alone in growth in
productions. She has the moral leader
ship at the close of this century, and
the governor, who has made a temper
ate statement says that the prohibition
sentiment of the liquor question out
there has resulted in Il change of habits
delightful TO observe. Three gene raj
elections have been held since the pro-
hibitiom amendment 10 !ie constitution
was adopted, and ut every one of these
the people have re-affirmed their de- /.
cisiOn against liquors. Gath, an the Gin
ciIlndti Enquirer
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-04-21

climate and desert sands, to threSh cut
and clean up 100000 bushels-mOre
than twice as much, by the way, as the
wonderful and WOrld-famed wheat
garden, Dakota, and 100000 bushels
more than the great competitors, Cal
| ifOrnia and Ohio, as reported by the
national department of agriculture.
AS to corn, the official report by the
secretary of our agricultural board
said: 1.-The conditions during the
spring for corn planting, and the cul-
tivatiOn of the ground, were exceed
ingly unfavOrable, owing to the contin-
ued rains in all parts of the state"
and 1.-The general average of the state
suffered severely" To put it in plain
English he was trying to say, though
reluctantly, that lit wasn't very
good year for corn" However, we did
the best we could under the adverse
circumstances, and in the little
drOuths that interviewed between show
erS managed to plant 4,545 900 acres,
from which we shucked out AZ bushels
per acre, or say 190,000,000 bushels
as much, it seems, as the product of all
New England, of New York, Arkan-
sas, Kentucky and Texas combined.
Thirty OF the counties raised from 81
100000 to 1920, 900 bushels each. Hav-
ing this, even though much of it might
have been-as my Kentucky friend
Says-waSted for bread, we came
through the winter in good shape and
had seed left. Only three other states.
Illinois, Iowa and Missouri had as
much
As to oats, there We're seven other |
states that had more, yet we had 29,-
DOC, 900. -Four counties raised more than |
2,O0O,O 900 bushels each, and the gen.
eral average for the state was 81 |
bushels.
Doyou ask about buckwheat? We pro-
duced 5000, 900 bushels of those trian-
gular berries from which the thorough
bred pancake is evolved, and as proper
condiments to go with them, made p
100000 gallons of sorghum molasses,
and 1000, 900 pounds of cow butter.
As adjunets to the pancakes we took
pains to store away Z 500, 900 bushels of
Irish potatoes, and 3OO,O 900 bushels of
sweet potatoes.
That the good housewives might be
well armed with their favorite weap-
ons, some S2,OOO,O0 pounds of broom
sorn were grown, and nearly 5000, 900 (,
pounds in the one small county of
Allen, 2lx2s miles square.
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The Italy of America.
THE GLOWING TRIBUTE OF A KAN
SAS MAN.
THE PHENOMENAL GROWTH AND
MARVELLOUS RESOURCES OF
THE STATE.

To the toast Agriculture in Kansas
Mr.. F. d. COburn, of WyandOtte, edi-
tor of the kansas City Live Stock In
dictator" responded as follows:
Being Kansan myself and fol-
nearly twenty years, identified with
its agriculture. and three-fourths OF
that time as a practical tiller of its
soil, is, l presume, the occasion of my
selection to respond to the sentiment
proposed by our worthy chairman. !
have fancy, perhaps without basis.
that those who have assigned to me
this pleasing task intend that what |
may say shall be for the benefit of
these eXcurSiOniStS- although OStenSi-
bly, | am one of them-rather than for
the good people whose guests we are,
and who know far more of Kansas
story. its glory and its interests than |
could ever hope to tell.
To begin, however, it may be said
this state, carved out of what was set
down in the geography of your school
days as the American Desert" has an
area of $4,000, 900 acres. This is equiv
alent to saying that is greater than the
great states of New York and Indiana
united; greater than Maine and Ohio
thrown together; or, to put it in still
another way, it is bigger than all New
England with Delaware and my Ma
ryland'' thrown in for heaping meas
ure. The state has been organized
twenty-five years, and in that time,
much of which we are popularity sup
posed to have spent in struggles with
drOuth. grasshOppers, chinch bugs,
vagrant cyclones and tumbleweeds, we
have managed to put into farms these
are last years official figures) 23,000,-
600 acres of desert, and embrace
them with II 800, 900 miles of fence.
These farms and their improvements
are estimated at the present time as
richly worth $500, 900, and are car
ried on with implements for which we
paid in cash OF gave our notes to the
extent of S10,000.000. Kansas is not
bOaStful of being wheat state, yet in
1884 we managed in spite of arid
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-04-21
Kansas Churches.

There are in Kansas 2,671 church
organizations. There are l 500 church
edifices. Most of the buildings are
pain and inexpensive, yet within the
past few years, in the larger towns,
spacious and elegant houses of worship
have been erected.
There are about 200, 900 church men,
bers. Of these, $4,000 are connected
with Protestant churches and s., 900
with the Catholic church, whose Stats
tics include the entire church popula-
ton, while other denominations report
only communicates. The value of
church property is 4,750,0OO.
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do I Like Kansas?"

An Illinois man who has been visit
ing Kansas writes to his home paper as
follows: ''Do like Kansas? Yes; my
reasons are these: Her soil is rich and
dry, pure atmosphere, her winds
sweeping down from the mountains of
Colorado. No swamps-no frogs no
miasmas-no soreness-no aches and
pain in the bones on getting up in the
morning-no sluggishness in going to
workshop is luxury-an appetite like
a threshing machine-the blood goes
bounding through the veins at forty
miles an hour-and this is why / like
Kansas
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-04-21
Abilene Schools.
AN ADMIRABLE SYSTEM. OF WHICH
OUR PEOPLE ARE PROUD OF.

The first school in Abilene was a
subscription school taught by Miss Carr,
now Mrs. John Lamb. in 1862. This
school was held in rented log build
ing on the lot south of the log ECuse
now standing on Texas street. Some
ten or twelve pupils constituted the
entire attendance. At that time but
four residences stood on the present
| town site.-all built of logs. School
District No. ) was organized in 1863
81. In 1862 there were about six fam
lilies in Grant township; in 1854 some
ten or twelve families. The first
school house was built in 1868 or 81,
on lots one and two. block twenty-five,
old town site. 1t was palatial log
structure. about fourteen by sixteen
feet Miss Eta Simmons taught the
first school in this building in 1864,
Miss Hughes taught in the summer of
80. Mr.. Graham teaching the winter
lUlnl NiCtIltSlIl W Slp lIiC III Dl
teacher employed by the district, and
it was his fortune to teach the last
school held in the old log house. The
stone school house now standing on
the corner of Mulberry and Second
street, old town site. was built in 1866.
\ few years later frame building was
erected on the same grounds about tif
teen feet south of the stone building.
In 1S73-74 Abilene had grown to such
proportions that it required three
teachers to manage the schools, the
third school occupying rented room.
In 1874 d cOmmodiOus four room brick
building was erected Oh Seventh street
at the head of Broadway, on lot 300
X400 feet. Schools were opened in
this building, January, 1875. This
fine building supplied the then growing
village with school accommodations for
but brief time. In 1882 six rooms
were added to the Seventh street build
ing. In 1884 four room brick school
building was erected in the First Ward
and a one room frame building in the
Second Ward. The year following,
1886, a one room building was erected
in the Fourth Ward.
The growth of the schools the past
ten OF twelve years has been truly re-
markable. In 1S7475, the school ac-
cOmmOdations consisted of two small
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-04-21
Railroads
MORE MILES BUILT IN 1886 THAN
ANY OTHER STATE IN THE
UNION.

The year 1886 was the most notice
able period of railroad construction in
the history of this country. The total
number of miles built in our forty
states and territories was S,OO3. In
Kansas alone 500 miles were built, or
more than One-SiXth OF the entire
amount. More miles were built in
Kansas than any other two states and
territories combined. Kansas built
three times as many miles of road as
Iowa, twenty-five times as many miles
as Missouri and twelve times as many
miles as Nebraska, and from present
indications the era of railroad building
in Kansas has not fairly set in. There